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Interactions With Azole Antifungal Agents in Transplant Recipients
Extreme immunosuppression or toxicity can occur as a result of azole antifungal interactions.
What Is a Medical Food?
Do you know how to counsel patients about medical food safety and efficacy?
Outpatient Palliative Care Effectiveness: All Can Gain
Can an outpatient palliative care team decrease the burden on caregivers?
About Holy Basil
Holy basil, also known as tulsi, is an herb that is native to India. It has been used for centuries in India for its believed medicinal properties.
Glutathione Side Effect Treatments
Any condition in the body that destroys neurons, such as Parkinson's Disease, can be alleviated by the use of glutathione. When administered by medical personnel intravenously, the chemical eliminates free radicals in an person's system. Side effects from this procedure are rare but can cause a vari
Tiotropium: An Inhaled, Long-Acting Anticholinergic Drug
Recent estimates show that chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects approximately 16 million people in the United States and consumes $18 billion in direct health care costs.
Croup: What It Is and How to Treat It
Movies often depict exhausted parents holding croupy babies in hot steamy bathrooms. Does this humidity help treat croup?
How to Avoid Whey Protein Products Containing Creatine
While creatine may help enhance the muscle mass of an athlete or help treat people with chronic congestive heart failure, side effects range from loss of appetite to kidney damage. Because whey protein and creatine often go hand-in-hand as supplements for athletes, those who wish to reap the benefit
Incretin Mimetics and Dipeptidyl Peptidase-IV Inhibitors
A new generation of antihyperglycemic agents has the potential to treat several otherwise unaddressed pathophysiologic defects of diabetes.
Effects of Atypical Antipsychotics on Weight and Body Mass Index
This study suggests that weight gain and increases in BMI are associated more strongly with olanzapine therapy than quetiapine therapy in children and adolescents.
Pharmacokinetics of Gemcitabine
The concentration of dFdC in ascites approached 1 mg/ml. Ascitic fluid did not serve as a depot for dFdC, and the agent's concentration in ascites approached that at which its phosphorylation is saturated.
What Are Homeopathic HGH Sprays Made From?
The fountain of youth is something that has been spoken of in novels and in the news for years. Today, many people look to homeopathic HGH to be an antidote to reverse aging, although research is ongoing to determine if this is entirely true.
Cymbalta Emotional Side Effects
Cymbalta, otherwise known by its generic name of duloxetine, is a prescription medication commonly used to treat both anxiety and depression. Much like other medications on the market today, there are potential side effects from its use, even for those patients who need the drug. Some of these side
Nutrients & Vitamins in Organic Dried Papaya
Organic, dried papaya is free from sulfites and other chemicals. This is one of the differences between organic and conventional dried fruits. Buying organic will help to avoid any pesticide residues in the fruit. The papaya fruit is loaded with vitamins and minerals. It contains the enzyme papain,
Magnesium & Breast Tenderness
Women can experience sore breasts due to cyclical reasons (the menstrual cycle) as well as when they are peri-menopausal and subjected to fluctuating hormones. When a woman has low magnesium levels, this can contribute to breast pain.
Technique for Administering Subcutaneous Insulin Injections
People with Type I diabetes require insulin injections because their bodies do not manufacture insulin and therefore can't control blood sugar levels in the blood. People with Type 2 diabetes, or high blood sugar, may not be able to control blood sugar levels with oral medications or diet alone and
Mucinex Fact Sheet
Mucinex has some great commercials about fighting mucus with a little green mucus monster. But what is Mucinex, and is it right for you and your symptoms?
The Gold Ring Test on Cheek for Iron Deficiency
Iron is a component of hemoglobin, the oxygen carrying part of red blood cells. Without enough iron, the body does not get enough oxygen causing a person with low iron to feel continuously exhausted. Iron deficiency, a type of anemia, is usually treated by increasing the amount of iron a person cons
What Side Effects Do Sleeping Pills Have?
According to statistics gathered by the Neurology Channel, approximately 40 million people suffer from a long-term sleep disorder. Another 20 million suffer from short-term sleeping disorders. Many people who have sleeping disorders rely on medication to help them overcome their sleeping disorders.